Figs & Toast
PIN IT After picking up my dear Christopher at the airport we spent the day in Polignamo a Mare catching fish. Not really, but we did eat some raw seafood, practically fresh off the boat! We ate at a place called Da Tuccino, best known for its incredible raw seafood. Some critters I have never…
PIN IT I was really feeling a pasta night, although I feel that most nights. I decided to make linguine and bolengaise which is most likely my favorite pasta dish! It is a meat sauce taken up 10 notches, with the addition of mirepoix, extra garlic, and a “splash”red wine…
PIN IT Patti LaBelle makes everyone feel holiday love. What a special time spent shooting “Patti LaBelle’s Holiday Party” this year. I hope you get to watch her made some of her favorite holiday meal pieces this week on TV One. A few burnt cookies, balancing liquid filled carafes on loaded sheet trays, and frizzy…
The Neopolitan pizza gem in midtown run by Giorgia Caporuscio. She is a female pizziola powerhouse and I can’t tell you how delicious my experience was. You have to go yourself. The pizza was what one would say “transports you to the source” and I agree… with myself. Without knowing the exact products used I…
PIN IT GATHER THE GOODS Yield: 4 servings 2 honey-nut squash, halved 1 large red beet, quartered 1/4 cup olive oil Kosher salt cracked black pepper MAKE IT Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Season the honey-nut squash and beets with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast until golden brown and tender, about 35…
PIN IT It’s days like today, smoldering hot and humid that make me crave citrus. I don’t want to drink a cold beer or tall glass of ice water, I really want something juicy with zing! When I was in Italy, some hotter days called for a citrus fix of oranges right from the local…